La Calenda combines traditional Mexican food and fixtures in a family-friendly environment. Using fresh and artisanal ingredients, and employing traditional cooking methods, the restaurant features dishes from Oaxaca while casting a glance across a range of Mexican regional cuisines. La Calenda complements its menu with a full bar specializing in tequilas, mezcals, beer, local and new world wines. Down to the smallest details, the restaurant’s design and decor provides a fitting backdrop for the cuisine. La Calenda is a place for all occasions, from planned celebrations to casual sit-down dinners, drinks at the bar and last-minute take out meals.
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About the restaurant:Chef/restaurateur Thomas Keller (The French Laundry, ad hoc, etc.) has expanded with La Calenda in Yountville.
About the food: Chef de cuisine Kaelin Ulrich Trilling draws inspiration from his native Oaxaca on the menu, which offers tamales, tacos, enchiladas and larger plates such as chicken in stone-ground mole negro. There's a list of more than 30 mezcals and tequilas, plus a specially handcrafted house beer, "El Chefe," made with California corn by Berryessa Brewing Company.
